class constructors in Xtend

Question

I'm trying out Xtend. Is it possible to make constructors? It seems so simple, but I'm getting an error when I try something like this:

class Scope extends Rect {

    public Scope(){
        super()
    }

}

Answer 1

Constructors are defined by overloading a new() method:

class MyClass extends AnotherClass {
  new(String s) {
    super(s)
  }

  new() {
    this("default")
  }
}

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Answer 2

The next release of Xtend is planned for mid December. It'll have support for declaring constructors.

See http://www.eclipse.org/Xtext/xtend/#whatsnext